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The Government announced a crackdown amid growing fears over the health impact on children targeted by colourful, flavoured devices seasoned smokers use to quit

Ministers will close a loophole allowing retailers to give free samples of vapes to children in England as part of a crackdown on the “unacceptable” marketing of vape products to under-18s.

The government has pledged to close a loophole allowing retailers to give free samples of vapes to children in England.

Experts agree that all else being equal, it is better to vape than to smoke traditional cigarettes, but e-cigarettes come with their own risks.

A vape the teen had thrown away set the house ablaze. 

As many as 15% of 11- to 15-year-olds use vapes, experts suggest, with products often packaged in bright colours

The Prime Minister, who has two daughters, Krishna, 12, and Anoushka, 10, said that the Government was looking at cracking down on the vaping industry amid fears children are getting hooked on colourful nicotine-filled products like Elf Bars

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In a speech in Essex, the Labour leader said the NHS had been ground down by years of Conservative mismanagement, leaving patients facing a 'cruel lottery of who lives and who dies'

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